diff --git a/extension.json b/extension.json
index 385a07e74..76475cf60 100644
--- a/extension.json
+++ b/extension.json
@@ -447,7 +447,8 @@
 		"discussiontoolspreview": {
 			"class": "MediaWiki\\Extension\\DiscussionTools\\ApiDiscussionToolsPreview",
 			"services": [
-				"DiscussionTools.CommentParser"
+				"DiscussionTools.CommentParser",
+				"SkinFactory"
 			]
 		},
 		"discussiontoolssubscribe": {
diff --git a/includes/ApiDiscussionToolsEdit.php b/includes/ApiDiscussionToolsEdit.php
index ef62459d6..64199646b 100644
--- a/includes/ApiDiscussionToolsEdit.php
+++ b/includes/ApiDiscussionToolsEdit.php
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ class ApiDiscussionToolsEdit extends ApiBase {
 				'wikitext' => $params['wikitext'],
 				'html' => $params['html'],
 				'sectiontitle' => $params['sectiontitle'],
-			]
+			],
+			$params
 		);
 		$previewResultHtml = $previewResult->getResultData( [ 'parse', 'text' ] );
 		$previewContainer = DOMCompat::getBody( DOMUtils::parseHTML( $previewResultHtml ) );
diff --git a/includes/ApiDiscussionToolsPreview.php b/includes/ApiDiscussionToolsPreview.php
index ea5728868..ff68d6aa2 100644
--- a/includes/ApiDiscussionToolsPreview.php
+++ b/includes/ApiDiscussionToolsPreview.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace MediaWiki\Extension\DiscussionTools;
 use ApiBase;
 use ApiMain;
 use MediaWiki\Extension\VisualEditor\ApiParsoidTrait;
+use SkinFactory;
 use Title;
 use Wikimedia\ParamValidator\ParamValidator;
 use Wikimedia\Parsoid\Utils\DOMCompat;
@@ -18,18 +19,24 @@ class ApiDiscussionToolsPreview extends ApiBase {
 	/** @var CommentParser */
 	private $commentParser;
 
+	/** @var SkinFactory */
+	private $skinFactory;
+
 	/**
 	 * @param ApiMain $main
 	 * @param string $name
 	 * @param CommentParser $commentParser
+	 * @param SkinFactory $skinFactory
 	 */
 	public function __construct(
 		ApiMain $main,
 		$name,
-		CommentParser $commentParser
+		CommentParser $commentParser,
+		SkinFactory $skinFactory
 	) {
 		parent::__construct( $main, $name );
 		$this->commentParser = $commentParser;
+		$this->skinFactory = $skinFactory;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -53,7 +60,8 @@ class ApiDiscussionToolsPreview extends ApiBase {
 			[
 				'wikitext' => $params['wikitext'],
 				'sectiontitle' => $params['sectiontitle']
-			]
+			],
+			$params
 		);
 		$resultHtml = $result->getResultData( [ 'parse', 'text' ] );
 
@@ -77,7 +85,8 @@ class ApiDiscussionToolsPreview extends ApiBase {
 					'wikitext' => $params['wikitext'],
 					'sectiontitle' => $params['sectiontitle'],
 					'signature' => $signature
-				]
+				],
+				$params
 			);
 		}
 
@@ -109,6 +118,10 @@ class ApiDiscussionToolsPreview extends ApiBase {
 				ParamValidator::PARAM_TYPE => 'string',
 				ApiBase::PARAM_HELP_MSG => 'apihelp-edit-param-sectiontitle',
 			],
+			'useskin' => [
+				ParamValidator::PARAM_TYPE => array_keys( $this->skinFactory->getInstalledSkins() ),
+				ApiBase::PARAM_HELP_MSG => 'apihelp-parse-param-useskin',
+			],
 		];
 	}
 
diff --git a/includes/ApiDiscussionToolsTrait.php b/includes/ApiDiscussionToolsTrait.php
index 89a13ee7f..5402d0d0d 100644
--- a/includes/ApiDiscussionToolsTrait.php
+++ b/includes/ApiDiscussionToolsTrait.php
@@ -47,9 +47,12 @@ trait ApiDiscussionToolsTrait {
 	 *  - `html` (string|null) Content of the message, mutually exclusive with `wikitext`
 	 *  - `sectiontitle` (string) Content of the title, when `type` is 'topic'
 	 *  - `signature` (string|null) Wikitext signature to add to the message
+	 * @param array $originalParams Original params from the source API call
 	 * @return ApiResult action=parse API result
 	 */
-	protected function previewMessage( string $type, Title $title, array $params ): ApiResult {
+	protected function previewMessage(
+		string $type, Title $title, array $params, array $originalParams = []
+	): ApiResult {
 		$wikitext = $params['wikitext'] ?? null;
 		$html = $params['html'] ?? null;
 		$signature = $params['signature'] ?? null;
@@ -106,6 +109,12 @@ trait ApiDiscussionToolsTrait {
 			'disableeditsection' => '1',
 			'prop' => 'text|modules|jsconfigvars',
 		];
+		if ( isset( $originalParams['useskin'] ) ) {
+			$apiParams['useskin'] = $originalParams['useskin'];
+		}
+		if ( isset( $originalParams['mobileformat'] ) && $originalParams['mobileformat'] ) {
+			$apiParams['mobileformat'] = '1';
+		}
 
 		$context = new DerivativeContext( $this->getContext() );
 		$context->setRequest(
diff --git a/modules/controller.js b/modules/controller.js
index f01f9def5..c41402913 100644
--- a/modules/controller.js
+++ b/modules/controller.js
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ function refreshPageContents( oldId ) {
 		// HACK: 'useskin' triggers a different code path that runs our OutputPageBeforeHTML hook,
 		// adding our reply links in the HTML (T266195)
 		useskin: mw.config.get( 'skin' ),
+		mobileformat: OO.ui.isMobile(),
 		uselang: mw.config.get( 'wgUserLanguage' ),
 		// HACK: Always display reply links afterwards, ignoring preferences etc., in case this was
 		// a page view with reply links forced with ?dtenable=1 or otherwise
diff --git a/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidget.js b/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidget.js
index 362149857..1e4b8d2c8 100644
--- a/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidget.js
+++ b/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidget.js
@@ -735,7 +735,9 @@ ReplyWidget.prototype.preparePreview = function ( wikitext ) {
 			type: this.isNewTopic ? 'topic' : 'reply',
 			page: this.pageName,
 			wikitext: wikitext,
-			sectiontitle: title
+			sectiontitle: title,
+			useskin: mw.config.get( 'skin' ),
+			mobileformat: OO.ui.isMobile()
 		} );
 	}